{"product_id":"maria-theresa-the-habsburg-empress-in-her-time-paperback","title":"Maria Theresa: The Habsburg Empress in Her Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Stollberg-Rilinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Savage\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major new biography of the iconic Austrian empress that challenges the many myths about her life and rule\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaria Theresa (1717-1780) was once the most powerful woman in Europe. At the age of twenty-three, she ascended to the throne of the Habsburg Empire, a far-flung realm composed of diverse ethnicities and languages, beset on all sides by enemies and rivals. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger provides the definitive biography of Maria Theresa, situating this exceptional empress within her time while dispelling the myths surrounding her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a wealth of archival evidence, Stollberg-Rilinger examines all facets of eighteenth-century society, from piety and patronage to sexuality and childcare, ceremonial life at court, diplomacy, and the everyday indignities of warfare. She challenges the idealized image of Maria Theresa as an enlightened reformer and mother of her lands who embodied both feminine beauty and virile bellicosity, showing how she despised the ideas of the Enlightenment, treated her children with relentless austerity, and mercilessly persecuted Protestants and Jews. Work, consistent physical and mental discipline, and fear of God were the principles Maria Theresa lived by, and she demanded the same from her family, her court, and her subjects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA panoramic work of scholarship that brings Europe's age of empire spectacularly to life, \u003ci\u003eMaria Theresa\u003c\/i\u003e paints an unforgettable portrait of the uncompromising yet singularly charismatic woman who left her enduring mark on the era in which she lived and reigned.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Stollberg-Rilinger\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of early modern history and rector of the Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Roman Empire: A Short History\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton) and \u003ci\u003eThe Emperor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e's\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e Old Clothes: Constitutional History and the Symbolic Language of the Holy Roman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eRobert Savage\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eHölderlin After the Catastrophe\u003c\/i\u003e and has translated books by some of Germany's leading intellectuals and historians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.05 x 9.21 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47416736219357,"sku":"9780691202709","price":35.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/S3f1l75qAi9780691202709.webp?v=1771218638","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/maria-theresa-the-habsburg-empress-in-her-time-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}